In this spotlight on early career researchers interview we talk with Sarah Hücker, PostDoc at the Fraunhofer ITEM-R Division Personalized Tumor Therapy in Regensburg, Germany. She develops and automates methods that allow the sequencing of different nucleic acids (DNA, mRNA, miRNA, etc.) of single cells. In the ADIS project specifically, they search the transcriptome of...Read More
Sophia Krix from the Fraunhofer SCAI presented a poster entitled “Digitally Assessed Sleep Disturbances for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease” at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference AAIC24 / Technology and Dementia Preconference. Here, she shares her key take-aways from the conference: 🧬 Blood-Based Biomarkers: A Game Changer Blood tests show potential in detecting changes early...Read More
In this podcast Dementia Researcher shares a few selected highlights from the third day of the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) taking place in Philadelphia and Online, 28th July to 1st August. Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD Candidate at University of Texas Health San Antonio, hosts the show with special guests: Balogun Wasiu, Postdoctoral Associate at University...Read More
On 11 July, the members of the ADIS Young Adults Advisory Board (ADIS YA-AB) gathered online. The session was facilitated by Soraya Moradi-Bachiller (Public Involvement Officer at Alzheimer Europe). During the consultation, members of the ADIS YA-AB were asked what their views and opinions are about the materials developed for the brain health campaign (e.g....Read More
On 26 June, members of the ADIS Advisory Board gathered in Luxembourg. The meeting was attended and facilitated by Soraya Moradi-Bachiller (Public Involvement Officer at Alzheimer Europe, AE), Jesús Rodrigo (Confederación Española de Alzheimer, CEAFA) and Ana Diaz (Public Involvement Lead at AE). During the consultation, members of the ADIS Advisory Board and their supporters...Read More
On 4 to 5 June, ADIS project partners met in Regensburg (Germany) and online for their biannual General Assembly, hosted by the Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine (ITEM-R). The meeting began with opening remarks by the project coordinator Holger Fröhlich Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing (SCAI). Next, Vanessa Lage-Rupprecht (SCAI) reported...Read More
On 16 and 17 May partners from Fraunhofer SCAI presented the ADIS (and COMMUTE) project to the public at a booth. Everybody who was interested could get and introduction to the project and ask questions around the topic. They also gave an intro to school classes and exchanged a bit on the topic “AI in...Read More
Alzheimer’s disease has an increasing prevalence in the population world-wide, yet current diagnostic methods based on recommended biomarkers are only available in specialized clinics. Due to these circumstances, Alzheimer’s disease is usually diagnosed late, which contrasts with the currently available treatment options that are only effective for patients at an early stage. Blood-based biomarkers could...Read More
On 7, 14 and 15 March, the members of the newly set up ADIS Young Adults Advisory Board (ADIS YA-AB) gathered online. These three sessions were also attended by Jesús Rodrigo (Confederación Española de Alzheimer, CEAFA) and David Bartrés-Faz (Universidad de Barcelona), and facilitated by Soraya Moradi-Bachiller (Public Involvement Officer at Alzheimer Europe, AE). During...Read More
The ADIS project is dedicated to advancing early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease through immune profiling and sleep disturbance analysis and we’re happy to announce the release of its second newsletter. This edition offers insights into our collaborative research, featuring highlights from early-career researchers, updates from our latest General Assembly, and upcoming events. We invite professionals,...Read More
